Springer Nature, The Science, Technology and Innovation Funding Authority (STDF) and the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB) have agreed a landmark Transformative Agreement (TA), increasing the momentum across global economies of all sizes for open access (OA) publishing and the wider move to open science and research.
This agreement, the first TA for Egypt and the first deal of its type for the region, is expected to see over 3000 OA articles a year published by Egyptian researchers with Springer Nature, increasing the reach and impact of Egyptian research across all disciplines. The deal provides researchers with read access to research in over 2,400 Springer Nature journals and the option to publish in Springer Nature’s hybrid and fully OA journal portfolio. Accelerating the transition to OA in Egypt in this way will ensure the country’s high quality research is reusable, shareable and discoverable to the world's scholars immediately upon publication.
The deal is the latest development in Springer Nature’s longstanding partnership with the EKB. Springer Nature publishes 35 Egyptian journals on behalf of EKB and provides support to researchers via its Nature Research Academies, helping Egyptian researchers advance discovery.
The deal forms a pivotal part of the Egyptian Government’s wider 2030 strategy to drive forward educational development, sustainable OA and the enrichment of scientific content for Egyptian researchers.
Springer Nature signed its first TA in 2014 with the Netherlands and now has 14 national agreements in place including the world’s largest by article volume with Projekt DEAL in Germany. Evidence shows that countries with these agreements in place with Springer Nature see between 70% - 90% of their authors publishing OA. This agreement therefore represents a significant milestone in the global transition to full OA by putting Egypt firmly on the path.
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